Australian update

Well I finally have a few minutes to update the blog.

We have moved into a new place, but unfortunately it doesn't have internet in it. I havn't been without a connection since i was 16 I think.. it sucks considering I don everything on it - check events, figure out bus routes or maps, talk to people, bank, and so on. Oh well, making by OK without it. The place otherwise is cool, we have 7 roommates but it works out alright as everyone is fairly cool. There are a scottish couple, another scottish girl, two korean girls, and one british guy who is moving out to go to thailand right away.

We also picked up a stellar ride. a 1986 toyota corolla with 377000 km. Toyotas are built extremely solid, however, so I expect it to last a fair while yet. All i can find wrong with it is a loose fifth gear (and the gas gauge stopped working for some reason).

Kayla has been quite successful in job hunting. She just quit at the balmoral as she said it was the "worst run company she'd ever worked for". The next day she was hired at another cafe AND was offered a secretarial job paying about $4 more than the cafe job. Unbelievable. As for me, I have received feedback from pretty much every job I applied for saying that they are looking for a permanent employee, nothing short term. With the labour shortage here I am quite surprised, as I'd be able to step into most of these roles with little to no training. If i was a permanet resident I'd have a job now for sure, and thye pay a lot. Maybe it'll change in the new year, as nobody is hiring now due to the holidays. If i don't have a job by early January, I'll have to pick up some crap job so I can continue saving.. as (if everything works out) we would like to hit the east coast, new zealand, and possibly a few other asian countries before we get back.

Sure doesn't seem like christmas. We went to the beach today, and the forecast for the next few days is around +35 . Can't complain !

Kayla says hi, and laughs at me because I am jobless.

John